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[Paperstack.1]

Please don't flame me guys but for sure confirmation could I still dump & flash the BenQ using an ICH5 via cut & trace method which I have no problem doing? I have a friend that has been calling and asking me was it possible yet and now would be a good time to let him know.

Thanks for any info  

[zevdogs]

QUOTE(MoorePower @ Oct 30 2007, 04:52 AM)

one thing you might want to try.....  I got a sata to usb converter (you remember xecuter came out with one for $60)  well I got it for my pata hard drive's and sata drives well I was borded so I hooked up my benq drive to it and tried to flash it from my windows dos promt (not true dos) and it read it and worked like a charmso if you can't flash it with true dos try it in windows with  a sata to usb converter..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muhaha.gif) also it works with hitatchi drives also.

so your saying the xecuter usb converter works ?

[JUVY]

iam kinda lost iam new at this just got my 360 wit a benq..do i still gotta do those steps to my 360 in the begin of this post or not.....or can i just buy a blaster and flash it...plzz sum help to cuz iam lost

[cypher21]

QUOTE(Paperstack.1 @ Oct 31 2007, 02:03 AM)

Please don't flame me guys but for sure confirmation could I still dump & flash the BenQ using an ICH5 via cut & trace method which I have no problem doing? I have a friend that has been calling and asking me was it possible yet and now would be a good time to let him know.

Thanks for any info  

yes, you can still use the cut trace method and then flash it on an ICH5 chipset.

If the drive isn;t touched at all, i would buy a cheap PCI sata card, it makes things A LOT easier

[JUVY]

i got a benq wit a xbl chip set...never been touched i use a latop wit xp media do i need one of those sata card? since mines is new i dont need the cut and trace right? if wrong let me know..any do i need a certain sata card in the market?

[fits79]

QUOTE(MoorePower @ Oct 30 2007, 08:05 PM)

Im sorry fits 79 I do not give out that info since I am in this to make money...  if you like you can order 1 from me that has the name and sn# screatched off so you can not reorder or give out the info?

joking  lol  its a vantec sata / ide to usb 2.0 adapter you can find it at microcenter dot com here is the info

Vantec
SKU: 919977  (microcenters sku)
ISBN: CB-ISATAU2
sku: 44767 00364 1

Are you sure that with shis usb to sata adaptor can flash benq, hitachi and sasmung drives of xbox360? Do you flash any drive with that adapter? If you are do you know any store in greece that i can buy it? A lot of thangs.

And with that motherboard can i flash the benq driver with dosflash16 1.3beta in auto mode or i must use the dosflash32 1.3beta in windows to work correctly?

[Paperstack.1]

QUOTE(cypher21 @ Nov 4 2007, 04:59 PM)

yes, you can still use the cut trace method and then flash it on an ICH5 chipset.

If the drive isn;t touched at all, i would buy a cheap PCI sata card, it makes things A LOT easier

Thanks cypher21 that's just what I did. You can't go wrong with a 6421A SATA Card from eBay for less than $20.00. Come to find out, the store they have on eBay is about 15-20 mins away from me but doesn't allow pickups so I have to mail the payment

But oh well, I can't wait!

[samsbak]

Success story here:

Asus M2A-VM HDMI Mobo with Via 6421 PCI card Bios leaving Sata enabled but unplugging eveything but the Via card and 360

I used the newest batch files and it was a 5 second breeze.

Iprep to get my bc00 address...which was in the 1st of the 2 address boxes.

Thanx all!

[MoorePower]

fits79 I never tried a sammy but I will this week and let you know but yes I did do a hitiachi 47 with it and I did a benq with it. I will have to see my chip set I can't remember what I have off hand.

and the xecuter sata to usb should also work I did not use it but all the sata to usb are straight connects so there is no files or software with the item so in theory the team xecuter sata to usb item should work. since all the 360 blasters work off the same theory and are just a very cooler item then the simple blue key.

I will do more testing but the item I know that works for the hitiachi and benq is the sata adapter I listed.

and for out4it  who said 3 hours was not a real test?  I have been using it for what 10 days now?  with no ban in site.  and will also use it after this post longest time on live so far was 7 hours.  I have killed more people then systems you think you modded so before you say sh*@ about people with out even knowing anything about them, stop.. sit back.... call your mom.... and show a little respect.  I posted that before they corrected the post so sorry now go to bed I think I hear your mom calling.

More posts later........

1Sgt. 82nd Airborne div. 3/505 pir C. company 4th platoon heavy weapons squad. Sniper attachment      


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[fletching]

Anyone get it working on an intel ICH8 with the benq VAD6038? All I ever get is a visible VAD6038 drive but I cannot read or write at all. I am booting to a USB drive I have tried all of the off on methods with no luck. I usually get bad flash chip message. or it just searches and never finds anything.

Hope I see some good results soon.

[cypher21]

QUOTE(fletching @ Nov 6 2007, 07:19 AM)

Anyone get it working on an intel ICH8 with the benq VAD6038? All I ever get is a visible VAD6038 drive but I cannot read or write at all. I am booting to a USB drive I have tried all of the off on methods with no luck. I usually get bad flash chip message. or it just searches and never finds anything.

Hope I see some good results soon.

read the readme!
only nforce and via chipsets work without soldering.

i have an ich8 with a via pci card and it works like a charm!

[fits79]

Which is the differnce between "BenQ iXtremev1.1_rev2" & "BenQ Xtreme_non_stealth"?
The only differnce i think is that the nonstealth versions it can play both stealth & non stealth backup games correct?
But which is the best firmware to put at benq drives?

[fletching]

So is there to be a revision to the dosflash program with more added support in the near future? last time I was looking into this I gave up on a firmware then 2 days later it shows. My luck I buy the card and the next day there will be an update of DosFlash adding intel chipsets.

[cypher21]

QUOTE(fits79 @ Nov 6 2007, 04:33 PM)

Which is the differnce between "BenQ iXtremev1.1_rev2" & "BenQ Xtreme_non_stealth"?
The only differnce i think is that the nonstealth versions it can play both stealth & non stealth backup games correct?
But which is the best firmware to put at benq drives?

depends on what you want. if you want to boot unstealth games, then go for the xtreme_non_stealth. If you want tot be safe on xblive use ixtreme!

QUOTE(fletching @ Nov 6 2007, 05:01 PM)

So is there to be a revision to the dosflash program with more added support in the near future? last time I was looking into this I gave up on a firmware then 2 days later it shows. My luck I buy the card and the next day there will be an update of DosFlash adding intel chipsets.

no updates on that part yet, it seemes that it was pretty hard to get the nforce and via chipsets do what they can now with dosflash,  so my guess is that you won't see an update soon (and a via pci card is pretty cheap!)

[acerman]

MoorePower , Im interested in how u read and flashed via usb.  How did you find the correct port to flash to ? What software did you use.  My benq doesnt show up when hooked up with  talimoon usb convertor similar to yours.